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Fish Diversity in Two South-Western Districts of West Bengal-Bankura and Purulia


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1 Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-120, India
2 Aquaculture Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-102, India
3 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-53, India
 

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The area lies in between the latitudes of 22°44'4"-23°44'4" North and longitudes of 85°44'4"-85°44'4" East, covering an area of 13232 km2. It is situated in the lower parts of upper ridges at right flank of Damodar River in West Bengal. Once known as "Jangale mahal" cover with thick mixed dense forest mainly sal (Shorea robusta), palas (Butia monosperma), and ber (Ziziphus zuzubi) in uneven terrain land.

Keywords

Fish Diversity, Threatened Species, Fish Distribution.
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Authors

Chayan Roy
Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-120, India
K. K. Vass
Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-120, India
B. C. Patra
Aquaculture Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-102, India
A. K. Sanyal
Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-53, India

Abstract


The area lies in between the latitudes of 22°44'4"-23°44'4" North and longitudes of 85°44'4"-85°44'4" East, covering an area of 13232 km2. It is situated in the lower parts of upper ridges at right flank of Damodar River in West Bengal. Once known as "Jangale mahal" cover with thick mixed dense forest mainly sal (Shorea robusta), palas (Butia monosperma), and ber (Ziziphus zuzubi) in uneven terrain land.

Keywords


Fish Diversity, Threatened Species, Fish Distribution.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v113i4.168743